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Nov 11, 2014
David Ehrlich, Member of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., New York, New York
First published on Mondaq

Maintaining U.S. Trademark Registrations


David Ehrlich, Member of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., New York, New York, First published on MondaqForeign owners of U.S. trademark registrations have a problem. They obtain a U.S. registration, without using the mark in the U.S., based on a home country registration or an International Registration. However, the owner must use the mark in the U.S. later to keep the U.S. registration alive. To prevent the USPTO from automatically cancelling the registration, the foreign trademark owner must file a document (an affidavit or declaration) in the USPTO claiming current use in the U.S. during the 6th year after registration and with  read more